Rachel Broderick never did anything by halves.

Passionate, stubborn, and endlessly curious, she sees the world through the lens of her camera and notices things other people miss. Rachel understands that photographs are not really about capturing a moment. They are about refusing to let it go.

When her young son disappears, Rachel refuses to accept the explanations offered to her. While others learn to live with grief, she continues searching for answers when everyone else believes there are none left to find.

To some people, she seems obsessive.

To the people who love her, she is simply a mother.

Favourite Film: Steel Magnolias
Personal Motto: "Look closer."
Favourite Possession: Her Nikon camera.

Scott Broderick has spent most of his life doing whatever needed doing next. He isn't a man given to speeches or grand gestures, but he isaccustomed to endurance.

Scott loved Rachel with a fierce, unwavering loyalty that survived even after her death. The trouble with loving someone for that long is believing you already know the whole story.

People often assume Scott is strong because he rarely falls apart in public. The truth is less impressive and more human. He simply learned long ago that someone still has to take the trash out, mow the lawn, and show up for work.

Love, for Scott, has always been practical.

That doesn't make it any less profound.

Favourite Film: Field of Dreams
Personal Motto: "Don’t put off five-minute jobs."
Favourite Food: Homemade pie, preferably one Margaret has baked.

Margaret Finch is the sort of woman people describe as dependable.

For decades she has been known for the beautiful house, the perfect marriage, and the quiet efficiency with which she solves problems before anyone else notices they exist. She remembers birthdays, writes thank-you notes, and bakes several times a week.

Most people have no idea how lonely she is.

Behind the polished life is a woman who spent years choosing duty over desire and practicality over honesty. The older she becomes, the harder it is to ignore the things she never said and the people she never stopped loving.

Margaret believes small acts matter. A meal delivered at the right moment. A lift across town. A hand resting briefly on someone else's shoulder.

Favourite Book: Persuasion by Jane Austen
Personal Motto: "There's no sense making a spectacle of yourself."
Favourite Place: Her summerhouse.

Twenty years ago, Tess Callahan made a mistake she has never forgiven herself for. Since then, she has built a life dedicated to helping other families survive the unimaginable. To the outside world, as the woman who founded one of the country's leading missing-children charities, she is respected and fiercely competent.

What nobody knows is that every success has been built on a secret she carries alone.

Tess believes redemption is something you earn through action. She works harder than everyone around her, gives more than she has, and keeps moving because stopping means remembering.

She has spent twenty years helping other people find what they have lost.

She never expected to lose herself in the process.

Favourite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Personal Motto: "Keep going."
Favourite Drink: Black coffee—strong and hot.